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| Original Title: | The Kill Artist |
| ISBN: | 0451209338 (ISBN13: 9780451209337) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Gabriel Allon #1 |
| Characters: | Gabriel Allon |
Daniel Silva
Paperback | Pages: 501 pages Rating: 4.01 | 51867 Users | 2125 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon #1) |
| Author | : | Daniel Silva |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 501 pages |
| Published | : | April 6th 2004 by Signet (first published December 19th 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Suspense. Mystery Thriller |
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Gabriel Allon had a simple but brutal job: he tracked down and eliminated Israel's terrorist enemies. But when his wife and son fell victim to the danger that accompanied him everywhere, Gabriel quit and devoted himself to the work of art restoration, an occupation that had previously been a cover for his secret assignments. Now Ari Shamron, the head of Israeli intelligence, needs Gabriel's particular kind of experience to thwart a Palestinian plot to destroy the peace negotiations in the Middle East. The architect of this plot, a Palestinian zealot named Tariq, is a lethal part of Gabriel's past, so as the two begin an intercontinental game of hide-and-seek, with life and death as the prizes, the motives are as personal as they are political.The story features a vivid and fascinating supporting cast, including the magus-like Ari Shamron, a beautiful French Jewish model who is seeking retribution for her family's death in the Holocaust, and a marvelously comic down-at-the-heels London art dealer. Set these colorful and varied characters against a brilliant background of political intrigue and vengeance at the highest levels and a manhunt that covers three continents, and the result is a smart and electrically exciting global thriller.
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Ratings: 4.01 From 51867 Users | 2125 ReviewsJudgment Of Books The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon #1)
Sometimes I think I am so disconnected from my peers (i.e. other readers). I like spy movies, and have enjoyed some thriller/spy novels. So why does the first Gabriel Allon novel fall so short for me and not everyone else?For myself I know the answer. Two-dimensional characters at best, and with 420+ pages Silva should have done more than just do the small character development bits that he did. Yes, I get it that Gabriel is damaged for many reasons, but really none of them are explored.Eh. Kind of an ordinary spy thriller, one I might have appreciated more had I read it 15-20 years ago when I was less jaded.Like many of this genre, you have a good (and troubled) guy who works for Israeli intelligence working with his stunningly beautiful and capable heroine with whom he has a complicated (of course) relationship. And of course, you have the bad guys who are always one step ahead of the good guys, but then the good guys catch up, but then the bad guys catch on, etc., etc. This
I came to this book after reading the later story Moscow Rules, which may have been a mistake because the later story is much more gripping than the first. On the other hand, had I read this one first, I might not have found it compelling enough to get me to read on in the series. Silva's first Gabriel Allon book is enjoyable, but it is not a gripping page-turner. Some have compared Silva to John LeCarre. I think that's overstating the case. Silva is, at this point at least, a good, entertaining
Eh. Not my thing. The twist at the end was somewhat diverting, but, otherwise...(view spoiler)[ One of my major issues with books like this is the fact that to have a new girl every book, it requires finding ways to get rid of the girls without the hero looking like a bad guy. In this case, she's like, don't feel bad, I got almost everything I wanted and someone else was like, Gabriel, you saved her. Which can't be met literally because she saved herself and then also saved him, he never saves
The methodology of the art restoration expert is the same as that of the professional assassin: study the target, become like him, do the job, slip away without a trace. Just as retired Israeli agent Gabriel Allon must study the artist Vecellio in order to resurrect and restore The Adoration of the Shepherd, to make the painting just like the original so he must study again the work of his old nemesis Tariq, agent of the PLO wing that is angry and upset with Arafats peace initiatives. Tariq is
He had the strange sensation of walking through the rooms of his childhood everything was familiar but slightly different, a bit smaller than he remembered, a bit shabbier perhaps. As always he was struck by the similarities between the craft of restoration and the craft of killingAs always with a Gabriel Allon thriller, I am struck by author Daniel Silva's penmanship, a style that is more European than American, the slickness of the plot, with a twist in the tail. It is easy to engage with the
The Kill Artist is the first book out of 17 (as of today) that follows the exploits of Israeli agent Gabriel Allon. I had previously read the 16th book in the series, The Black Widow, and enjoyed it very much. So much so that I went back to the beginning of the series. I am glad that I did not begin at the beginning.This novel is okay, not great. Unlike my previous experience while reading a book of Mr. Silvas I found I could easily put it down. That is not to say that I did not enjoy reading
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